Marked for Newton Tabe
From our football correspondent
Upbeat
Squad1 Feb 2027
Tempers go at Navua
Arami Manumanubhai was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad1 Feb 2027
“The easiest signature of my career.” Newton Tabe and Navua agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Market1 Feb 2027
11 months to run and not a word offered. A club that lets the calendar negotiate for it usually ends up losing to the calendar.
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Upbeat
Market4 Jan 2027
The name of Samir Hussain has come up in conversations Navua were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
Squad4 Jan 2027
Vinal Prasad in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Navua this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market4 Jan 2027
Ali Mekawir linked with a move away
The name of Ali Mekawir keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Navua say nothing, which says plenty.
Squad4 Jan 2027
Somebody is after Ali Mekawir’s shirt
A new face in his position, and Ali Mekawir suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Navua have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.
Market4 Jan 2027
Navua shop where it costs nothing
Newton Tabe signs, and the fee column stays empty. Deals like this look small in July and clever by March — or they are never mentioned again.
Market4 Jan 2027
No fee and no fanfare: Matthew Charitar’s time at Navua ends with a handshake, and Rewa collect a player for the price of his wages. Somebody will call it shrewd; time will name who.
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Steady
Market28 Dec 2026
Jone Naraba hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Nasinu can pretend not to have heard.
Squad28 Dec 2026
Jone Naraba in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Nasinu this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom28 Dec 2026
143% of the income goes out in wages at Nasinu
Every club in football pays most of what it earns to its players. Paying nearly all of it is a different arrangement, and it has ended the same way every time somebody has tried it.
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Steady
Market21 Dec 2026
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Nasinu, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad21 Dec 2026
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Nasinu this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad21 Dec 2026
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Jonetani Buksh, and the manager let it.
From our football correspondent
Steady
Market23 Nov 2026
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Nasinu can pretend not to have heard.
Squad23 Nov 2026
Tempers go at Nasinu
Jone Naraba was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad23 Nov 2026
The manager makes an example of Jonetani Buksh
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
From our football correspondent
Steady
Squad16 Nov 2026
Jone Naraba in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Nasinu this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Loan watch16 Nov 2026
“I watch every Nasinu game from here. That says everything about where my head is.” The loan at Nadroga runs its course, but his heart never made the trip.
Squad16 Nov 2026
Newton Tabe gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
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Steady
Market9 Nov 2026
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Nasinu, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad9 Nov 2026
Tempers go at Nasinu
Jone Naraba was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad9 Nov 2026
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Sailose Tawake, and the manager let it.
From our football correspondent
Steady
Market26 Oct 2026
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Nasinu, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad26 Oct 2026
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Nasinu this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad26 Oct 2026
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Jonetani Buksh, and the manager let it.
From our football correspondent
Steady
Market28 Sep 2026
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Nasinu, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad28 Sep 2026
Tempers go at Nasinu
Jone Naraba was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad28 Sep 2026
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Newton Tabe, and the manager let it.
From our football correspondent
Steady
Squad21 Sep 2026
Jone Naraba in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Nasinu this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad21 Sep 2026
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Market21 Sep 2026
The clock does Jonetani Buksh’s negotiating for him
3 months left, and both sides know what that means: every week without a signature, the fee Nasinu could ask drops and the wages Jonetani Buksh can ask rise.
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Steady
Market14 Sep 2026
Tushal Kumar hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Nasinu can pretend not to have heard.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Amani Makoe in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Nasinu this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Ashok Kumar knocks on the manager’s door
“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Ashok Kumar trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
Market14 Sep 2026
The list is a quiet document with a loud meaning. Jonetani Buksh may talk to anybody who asks, and everybody at the club understands what that means.
Market14 Sep 2026
The market said no: Newton Tabe stays put
Nasinu opened the door and nobody walked through it. So Newton Tabe stays — listed, trained, and available — while both sides mark the days to January on the same calendar.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Anushil Prasad is not doing himself any favours
A manager forgives a bad Saturday far more readily than a bad Tuesday, because one of them he can explain and the other one he chose. The reports this week have not been good.
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Steady
Market31 Aug 2026
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Nasinu can pretend not to have heard.
Market31 Aug 2026
The paperwork is done: Apisai Sesewa joins from Nadi in a deal worth $7.0K. Now comes the harder part.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Amani Makoe in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Nasinu this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
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Steady
Match19 Aug 2026
Nasinu bow out of the cup
Lautoka go through and Nasinu go home, 0‑1 the scoreline that did it. The dressing room will call the league the priority now, because that is what dressing rooms say.
Market24 Aug 2026
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Nasinu, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Nasinu
Amani Makoe was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad24 Aug 2026
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Player ratings24 Aug 2026
Successful dribbles: 12. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Player ratings24 Aug 2026
A mark of 5.74 tells the story without any need for embellishment. He will want the tape of this one quietly lost.
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Triumph
Match12 Aug 2026
Cup progress for Nasinu
A 2‑0 win over Tailevu Naitasiri, a place in the next round, and the quiet arithmetic every supporter does on the walk home: how many more until a final?
Market17 Aug 2026
Tushal Kumar hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Nasinu can pretend not to have heard.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Nasinu
Jone Naraba was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
There is a version of this player everybody suspected was in there, and on this evidence it is. 8.55, and no argument anywhere in the ground.
Squad17 Aug 2026
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Jone Naraba, and the manager let it.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Successful dribbles: 16. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad17 Aug 2026
A first senior shirt for Maikah Dau
Every debut is a small story about the future: Maikah Dau, 17 years old, off the academy pitches and into the first team. The parents in the stand will keep the programme.
Squad17 Aug 2026
The first one is the one every signing is asked about until it arrives. It has arrived, and he can stop being asked.
Market17 Aug 2026
Nasinu have made Newton Tabe available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.
From our football correspondent
Steady
Market3 Aug 2026
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Nasinu can pretend not to have heard.
Squad3 Aug 2026
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Emori Ragata commits to Nasinu for another 2 years.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Jone Naraba in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Nasinu this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market3 Aug 2026
“There is a gap, and pretending there is not helps nobody.” Neither side has moved, and the calendar is working for exactly one of them.
Market3 Aug 2026
24 months and counting on Jone Naraba
Still no offer on the table, and Jone Naraba’s deal keeps shrinking. In boardroom language, silence this long stops being an oversight and starts being an answer.
Market3 Aug 2026
Newton Tabe told to find a new club
“They were honest with me, and I would rather know.” Newton Tabe has been informed he is not in the manager's thinking at Nasinu.